Ischnura senegalensis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Ischnura senegalensis, also known variously as common bluetail, marsh bluetail, ubiquitous bluetail, African bluetail, and Senegal golden dartlet, is a widespread damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native from Africa, through the Middle East, to southern and eastern Asia.
It is a small damselfly with black capped bluish green eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum and greenish blue on the sides. Its abdomen is black on dorsum up to segment 7. Segments 1 and 2 are greenish blue and 3 to 7 are khaki yellow on the sides. Segments 8 and 9 are azure blue, with 9 black on dorsum. Segment 10 is black on dorsum and khaki yellow on the sides. The green on thorax and abdomen may turn to blue in both male and female when aged.
The females of this species exhibit sexual mimicry. One group mimics the males' colour (androchromes). Other group will have their own female colouration (gynochromes). Androchrom female looks exactly like the male except in sexual characteristics. In gynochrome, the eyes are olive green with orange above. Sides of the thorax is mud colored, will pale when matured. All the abdominal segments are marked with black on dorsum. The lateral... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Kota | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bluetail sighting in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bluetail in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–July and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Bluetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Common Bluetail sightings, De Hoop Nature Reserve ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 30%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Common Bluetail that you can see in De Hoop Nature Reserve (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Julia Skimmer (about 20%), Nomad (about 20%) and Little Scarlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Bluetail is recorded against all the insects logged in De Hoop Nature Reserve (41 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
